Eugene V. Rostow

Eugene Rostow
Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
In office June 30, 1981 – January 12, 1983
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Ralph Earle
Succeeded by	Kenneth Adelman
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
In office October 14, 1966 – January 20, 1969
President	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	W. Averell Harriman
Succeeded by	U. Alexis Johnson
Personal details
Born	Eugene Victor Debs Rostow (1913-08-25)August 25, 1913 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	November 25, 2002(2002-11-25) (aged 89) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic[1]
Spouse	Edna Greenberg
Education	Yale University (BA, LLB) King's College, Cambridge

Eugene Victor Debs Rostow (August 25, 1913 – November 25, 2002) was an American legal scholar and public servant. He was Dean of Yale Law School and served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs under President Lyndon B. Johnson. In the 1970s Rostow was a leader of the movement against détente with Russia and in 1981, President Ronald Reagan appointed him director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.